Zacks Research Has Bearish Outlook for Energizer Q2 Earnings

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Energizer in a report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.64 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.80. The consensus estimate for Energizer’s current full-year earnings is $3.58 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Energizer’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.56 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.84 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.73 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on ENR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Energizer from $39.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th. StockNews.com downgraded Energizer from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Energizer from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Energizer from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Barclays cut Energizer from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $34.00 to $36.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $38.38.

Energizer Stock Performance

Shares of ENR opened at $30.96 on Thursday. Energizer has a one year low of $26.92 and a one year high of $39.51. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $34.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $33.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.17, a current ratio of 1.80 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.23 billion, a PE ratio of 39.18 and a beta of 1.06.

Energizer (NYSE:ENR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.03. Energizer had a net margin of 2.02% and a return on equity of 168.16%. The firm had revenue of $731.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $726.23 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.59 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Energizer

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Energizer by 12.6% in the 3rd quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,775,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,660,000 after acquiring an additional 533,831 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in Energizer by 66.7% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,240,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,265,000 after purchasing an additional 496,146 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Energizer during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $11,718,000. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Energizer during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $7,685,000. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Energizer by 427.7% during the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 269,901 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,417,000 after acquiring an additional 218,759 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.74% of the company’s stock.

Energizer Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.88%. Energizer’s payout ratio is presently 151.90%.

About Energizer

Energizer Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes household batteries, specialty batteries, and lighting products worldwide. It offers lithium, alkaline, carbon zinc, nickel metal hydride, zinc air, and silver oxide batteries under the Energizer, Eveready, and Rayovac brands; primary, rechargeable, specialty, and hearing aid batteries; and handheld, headlights, lanterns, and area lights, as well as flashlights under the Hard Case, Dolphin, and WeatherReady brands.